Video Interventions for Vaping

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Overseen ByMadison O'Connell
Age: < 65
Sex: Any
Trial Phase: Academic
Sponsor: Boston Children's Hospital
No Placebo GroupAll trial participants will receive the active study treatment (no placebo)

What You Need to Know Before You Apply

What is the purpose of this trial?

The goal of this interventional study is to test whether short videos of electronic-cigarette (e-cigarette) counter-marketing lessons work to decrease people's intent to use and smoke e-cigarettes. Using short videos, the investigators hope to inform participants about the marketing strategies that e-cigarette companies use to try to get people to purchase and use e-cigarettes. The investigators hope to find that, after watching the short videos, people will be able to point out when e-cigarette companies are trying to sell their products, and hopefully they will have a lower interest in buying and using e-cigarettes. The investigators also hope participants will learn more about the addictiveness and harmfulness of using e-cigarettes by watching the short videos.

Are You a Good Fit for This Trial?

This study is for teenagers who currently use or are at risk of using e-cigarettes (vaping). Participants should be willing to watch short educational videos about vaping and marketing tactics. Specific inclusion or exclusion criteria were not listed.

Inclusion Criteria

Fluent in English
Owns a smartphone or other device that can be used to complete study activities (e.g., watching videos, responding to electronic surveys)
My sex, race, and ethnicity match the study's required proportions.
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Exclusion Criteria

Fails survey validation checks (e.g., completing the survey too quickly, providing the same answer to every question)

What Are the Treatments Tested in This Trial?

Interventions

  • Influencer Control Videos
  • Influencer Intervention Videos
  • Public Domain Messaging Videos

Trial Overview

The trial tests whether watching different types of short videos—created by influencers, from public sources, or as control content—can reduce teens' interest in vaping by teaching them about e-cigarette marketing tricks and health risks.

How Is the Trial Designed?

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Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Active Control

Group I: New Intervention GroupExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Group II: Control ConditionExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Group III: Pre-existing InterventionActive Control1 Intervention

Find a Clinic Near You

Who Is Running the Clinical Trial?

Boston Children's Hospital

Lead Sponsor

Trials
801
Recruited
5,584,000+

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Collaborator

Trials
14,080
Recruited
41,180,000+

Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center (DF/HCC) Boston, MA

Collaborator